Martin Biron v. Carey Price
The Flyers have their second 3-1 series lead in the playoffs, and this time, they'll try to close it out much quicker. If they win tonight, they'll actually wrap up their series faster than Pittsburgh (or New York,) which I doubt many people thought was possible heading into the round. There's still one more game to win though, and the Flyers are really hoping they don't have to come back home.
Martin Biron will try to earn his 8th playoff victory tonight. He is basically winning this series for the Flyers, and he keeps getting better and better.
Speaking of goaltending, I really think Montreal mishandled this situation. I believe teams should pick one goalie or the other for the entire series. If a guy's struggling in a game, it's okay to take him out late, but now there's a decision to be made. Either go with the original goalie again in the next game, or make the switch for the duration of the playoffs. Going back to Carey Price might not be the best idea tonight, and it was a panic move when Jaroslav Halak started game four.
Although their goaltending situation is a bit murky right now, the Canadiens really have been playing pretty well lately. They're getting a lot of shots, and it took a lot of heart to make the comeback they did on Wednesday. The bounces just haven't gone their way, and Biron has been great. It's not going to be easy to close them out tonight, but the Flyers will have three chances. Hopefully, they don't need all of them again.
Bill Meltzer has his preview up.
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